The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Baz Forrister finished 1,177th of 1,865 men in the Open division at London 2023, in 1:30:37.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:29 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London ran fast: the 1,114 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:18 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:17v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:36v median +0:37
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 6:29v median +1:03
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 6:30v median +1:02
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:54v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:27v median +0:58
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 6:12v median +0:44
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Block 08 13:42Running 8 7:26v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1836
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,836 men who finished.